Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Rules > oe-g-i

Source: Hogg 2011:2.76

this is a purely orthographic convention
ġ > i / C_ if previous sound is not 'ċ' and previous sound is not 'n' and next sound is not 'n'

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PWGmc *hazjanherianto praisehazjan > herġan > herian
PWGmc *wazjanwerianto clothewazjan > werġan > werian
PGmc *wazjan-werianto clothewazjan- > werġan > werian
PGmc *arjanąerianto plowarjaną > erġan > erian
PGmc *aima-uzjōn-ǣmyrieembersaima-uzjōn- > ām-orġan > ām-orianām-orian
PGmc *balgizbeligleather bagbalgiz > bielġ > bielibieli
PGmc *burgjan-byrianhide(?)burgjan- > byrġan > byrian
PGmc *darjan-derianhurtdarjan- > derġan > derian
PGmc *hurjan-hyrianrepeat?hurjan- > hyrġan > hyrian
PGmc *nazjan-neriansave, healnazjan- > nerġan > nerian
PGmc *spurjan-spyrianfollow a trackspurjan- > spyrġan > spyrian
PGmc *sturjan-styriasturgeonsturjan- > styrġan > styrianstyrian
PGmc *warjan-werianhinder, preventwarjan- > werġan > werian
PGmc *burjan-byrianraise; to come to passburjan- > byrġan > byrian
PGmc *balgjan-belganmake swell, make angrybalgjan- > bielġan > bielianbielian
PGmc *barjan-berianfightbarjan- > berġan > berian
PGmc *swarjan-swerianswearswarjan- > swerġan > swerian

Sequences

pwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-io-eo-merger
pgmc-to-oe: previous oe-io-eo-merger
pnwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-io-eo-merger